UW Snohomish County campus plans delayed again

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Published
10:00 pm PST, Tuesday, December 2, 2008

EVERETT -- Lawmakers from Snohomish County have been unable to agree on a location for a new state college north of Seattle, effectively delaying the timeline for opening a new branch of the University of Washington.

Plans for the new campus have been delayed repeatedly, mostly because of a lack of consensus on the location. Lawmakers in the region can't agree on whether to build next to the Everett transit center or on some undeveloped land near Marysville.

Nearly $2 million in tax dollars have been spent to explore the idea of a new college in Snohomish County. The Everett Herald newspaper reports the site was supposed to be announced this week, but has been delayed again because of the lack of consensus.